Bath-robe package and the like



June 17, 1930. s- HOROWITZ 1,764,262

BATHROBE PACKAGE AND THE LIKE Filed vApril 13. 1928 Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAMUEL HOROWITZ, F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ROYAL ROBES CO., INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK y BATH-ROBE PACKAGE ANI) TEE LIKVE Application led April 13,

My present invention relates toboxes or like containers, especially such as are adapted for use with bathrobes or bathrobe and slippers combinations, and aims to devise containers for the general purposes designated, which are simple in construction, which may be readily and economically fabricated and assembled and which are highly suitable for the general purposes indicated and are very satisfactory in use. Other objects and advantages of the devices of the' present invention will in part be pointed out in detail hereinafter and will in part be obvious to those skilled'in the art to which the present invention relates.

In the accompanying specication I shall describe and in the annexed drawing show an illustrative embodiment of the devices vof the present invention. It is, however, to be clearly understood that my invention is not restricted to the specific embodiment thereof, herein shown and described for purposes of illustration only.

Referring to the drawing, wherein I have shown the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the present invention:

Fig. 1 is a plan view ofthe container vportion of a box or like receptacle, constituting a portion of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the devices of the present invention; l

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same,

taken along 2-2 of Fig. 1v of the drawing; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, taken along 3-3 of Fig. 3 of the drawing;

' Fig. 4 is a plan view of a blank for the member constituting the main retaining and reenforcing means forming a part of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the devices of the present invention; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank forrthe member constituting the auxiliary retaining and reenforcement means forming a part of Y the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the devices of the present invention.

Referring to the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the devices of the present invention and with particular reference to the 55 drawingvllustratng the .Same/,10 indicates 1928. Serial No.` 269,855.

the auxiliary or slippers portion 12. I prefer `that the sides 13 and 14 andthe' ends 15v and 16 of the box 10 shall lbe doubled or two-ply, as by being folded over, in a manner which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention relates. The outer plies or folds of the sides 13 and 14 and the ends 15 and 16 have been designated by reference characters 13', 14', 15 and 16', respectively, while the inner plies or folds of such sides 'and' ends have been designated by reference characters 13, 14, 15 and 16.".

Separating the auxiliary or slippers pory tion 12 of the box from the main or bathrobe portion 11 of the box is a partition 20, which may similarly be made of two-ply' or folded material, the one ply being designated by reference character 20 and the other ply by reference character 20". It may here be stated that the box 10 may be made of various types of material, generally of a fairly pliable cardboard or the like, from which such boxes are customarily made.

I provide the main or bathrobe portion 11 of the box 10 with combined retaining and reenforcing means, for the purpose of retaining securely and neatly in place the bathrobe, generally designated by reference character 30. For this purpose, I may employy a combined retaining and reenforcing member made of a blank such as that illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing, where the blank has been generally designated by reference character 40. The blank 40 comprises a central web portion 41 and the tab tangular, so as to render relatively difficult The box 10 com-` prises the main or bathrobe portion 11 and I member 40.

its removal from the portion of the box structure into Which itis inserted, as Will shortly be described. The tab 43, on the other hand, may have any desired shape, but is preferably so constructed that it Will render fairly easy its removal from the portion of the box structure into which it is inserted. For this purpose, the sides 13 and 14 of the box l0 are slotted at the folds or upper edges of such sides just sufficiently to permit the insertion of the main tab 42 by opening or distorting the same and also just suiiiciently to permit kthe insertion of the auxiliary tab 43 at the other end of the There is thus produced the combined retaining and reenforcing means, generally designated by reference character 40. This member will assist in securing the bathrobe inplace and While giving the appearance of being a band completely surrounding the robe, will, in fact, extend over only one side of the same. It will thus servein place of such a band, while serving the additional functions of reenforcing the box and retaining the robe 30 securely in place. curing means is made of a blank 50, comprising the intermediate or Web portion 51 having the end tabs 52 and 53. The end tab 52 may have any desired form, but is preferably so arranged as to render it relatively difficult to remove from the box. Similarly the endtab 53, on the other hand, While it may have any desired form, is` preferably so arranged, as to render its removal relatively easy. The tabs 52 and 53 are inserted through appropriate slots in the tops or 'folded edges of the end l5 and the partition 20 of the box l0. There is thus provided the combined retaining and reenforc- Ying means, generally designated by referslippers. In fact, however, it extends. over one side only ofthe slippers, thus serving the additional functions of reenforcing the portion l2 of the box and retaining the slippers in place.

This completesthe description of the construction of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the devices of the present invention. It will be noted that such devices are simple in construction and may be easily, conveniently and economically fabricated and assembled. In use, the box lends itself ideally to the proper containing and retention of a bathrobe or slippers or combination of bathrobe and slippers for transportation and display. The main and auxiliary combined retaining and reenforcino' means not only serve the purposes indica-te but also give the appearance of surrounding, in the form of bands, the bathrobe and slippers, respectively, with which they are The auxiliary retaining and sef,

associated. Other su eriorities and advantages of the devices o the present invention, particularly as exemplified in the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the same, will readily occur to those skilled in the art to Which the present invention relates.

What -I claim as my invention is:

l. A box or ylike container for bathrobes, bathrobe and slippers combinations, and the like, comprising, lin combination, a receptacle having side Walls, and a combined retaining and reenforcing member spanning said receptacle and having a tab at each end passing into a corresponding side Wall of said receptacle, the tab at one end of said combined retaining and reenforcin member being more readily'insertible an removable than the tab at the vother end of said combined retaining and reenforcing member.

2. A box or like container for bathrobes,

bathrobe and slippers combinations, andthe like, comprising, in combination, a receptacle having side Walls, and a combined retaining and reenforcing member spanning said receptacle and having a tab at each end retained by a corresponding side Wall of said receptacle, lthe tab at one end of-said combined retaining and reenforcing member being more readily insertible and removable than the tab at the other end of said combined retaining and reenforcing member. y

3. A box or like container for bathrobes, bathrobe and slippers combinations, and the like, comprising, in combination, a receptacle having folded side Walls, the folds of which are at their outer edges, and a coinbined retaining and reenftorcing member spanning said receptacle and having a tabat each end passing into a corresponding side Wall of said receptacle, the tab at one end of ,said combined retaining and reenforcing member being morereadily insertible and removable than the tab at the other end of like, comprising, in combination, a reeeptacle having folded side Walls, the folds of which are at their outer edges, and a combined retaining and reenfbrcing member spanning said receptacle and having a tab at each end retained by a corresponding side Wall of said receptacle, the tab at one end of said combined retaining and reenforcing member being morereadily insertible and removable than the tab at the. other end of said combined retaining and ree'nforcin member.

5. A boxor like container for athrobes, bathrobe and slippers combinations, and the like, comprising, in combination, a receptacle having side walls, and a transversely disposed partition member dividing said rei ceptacle Iinto a main bathrobe portion and an auxiliary slippers portion, anda combined ietaining and reenforcing member spanning said auxiliary slippers portion of said receptacle and having a tab at each end retained by an end Wall of said receptacle and o by said partition member.

6. A box or like container for bathrobes; bathrobe and slippers combinations, and the iilre, comprising, in combination, a recepta cle having folded side Walls, the folds of which are at their outer edges, and a transversely disposed partition member dividing said receptacle into a main bathrobe portion and an auxiliary slippers portion, and a combined retaining and reenforcing member spanning said auxiliary slippers portion of said receptacle and having a tab at each end retained by an end Wall of saidreceptacle and by said partition member.

7. A box or like container for batlirobes, bathrobe and slippers combinations, and the like, comprising, in combination, a receptacle having side Walls, a transversely disposed partition member dividing said receptacle into a main bathrobe portion and an aux# iliary slippers portion, and a plurality of combined retaining and reenforcing members one spanning said main bathrobe portion of said receptacle and having a tab at each end retained by a corresponding side Wall of said receptacle and the other spanning said auxiliary slippers portion of said receptacle and having a tabat each end retained by an end Wall of said receptacle and by said partition member.

8. A box or like container for bathrobes, batlirobe and slippers combinations, and the like, comprising, in combination, a recepta-k cle having folded side Walls, the folds of which are at their outer edges, a transversely disposed partition member dividing said receptacle into a main bathrobe portion and each end passing into va corresponding side ,Wall of said receptacle and retained between the folds of said side Wall, the tab at one end v movablethan the tab at the other end of said combined retaining and reenforcing member and the other spanning said auxiliary slippers 'portion'of said receptacle and having a tab at each end retained by an end Wall of saidreceptacle and by said partition p 'memben April, 1928. Y i SAMUEL HoRoWiTZ.

an auxiliary slippers portion, and aplurality v l Y I of combined retaining and reenforcing members one spanning said main batlirobe portion of said receptacle and having a tab at each end retained by a corresponding side Wall of said receptacle and retained between the folds of said side wall and the other spanning said auxiliary slippers portion of said receptacle and having a tab at each end 'retained by an Vend Wall of said receptacle* and by said partition member.

9. A box or like container forbathrobes, bathrobe and slippers combinations, and the like, comprising, in combination, a receptacle having folded side Walls, the folds of auxiliary slippersv portion, and a plurality 'i i i Vof combined retaining and reenforcing members one spanning saidvmain batliiobep'or# tion ofA said receptacle and liaving'a tab at 

